Stack-based buffer overflow in the Process Software MultiNet finger service (aka FINGERD)…
Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Process Software MultiNet finger service (aka FINGERD) for HP OpenVMS 8.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long request string.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.09852 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:hp:openvms:8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.3 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
- cpe:2.3:a:hp:openvms:8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5120
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9v56-wwgq-6p6m
References
Advisory 1
More Hewlett Packard Enterprise Openvms vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-04610 Assertion failure in ISC BIND named via TKEY queries KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2007-00134 Unspecified vulnerability in the DECnet-Plus 7.3-2 feature in DECnet/OSI 7.3-2 for… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-12772 An issue was discovered in OpenVMS through V8.4-2L2 on Alpha and through V8.4-2L1 on… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2008-03886 Stack-based buffer overflow in SMGSHR.EXE in OpenVMS for Integrity Servers 8.2-1, 8.3… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2008-03786 DCL (aka the CLI) in OpenVMS Alpha 8.3 allows local users to gain privileges via a long command line. CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2012-01783 The ACMELOGIN implementation in HP OpenVMS 8.3 and 8.4 on the Alpha platform, and 8.3… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2008-5120 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-5120 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9v56-wwgq-6p6m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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